Is this a good deal ?

[oldman420]

Should I or should I not?
300 seems ok i guess

 

[Schadenfroh]

from a 9600 to a 6800?

HELL YES

as for what your paying for it being a good deal, no

 

[Rage187]

$300 is retail for a 6800.




$249 would be a good deal.

 

[Childs]

Frys and Outpost has had the 6800OC on sale for $249. You just missed the sale, but they repeat sales every other week or so.

 

[jrphoenix]

They have 6800's at newegg.com for $270 and up... I bought one for my parents system for $276.

 

[amheck]

Here's a good price (but "on order") for a GT.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product_jump.asp?sku=10375576

 

[oldman420]

thanks all
i found a 9800 pro w 256 meg ram for 220 that will work

 

[Delorian]

Originally posted by: oldman420
thanks all
i found a 9800 pro w 256 meg ram for 220 that will work

Ouch, they can be had for $180

 

[reverend1313]

180 is to low as those 9800s for 180 are not real 9800s they have a 128bit bus instead of 256 which castrates the performance.

Best bet if you are on a budget is wait till the end of sept for Either the Nvidia 6600GT or the ATI X700XT which will both be at thr 199$ price point. And will be a decent amount faster than any 9800pro you can get your hands on.

 

[amheck]

J&R was just selling a 256-bit Visiontek 9800Pro for $149 this am. Personally, I think paying over $200 for any 9800 Pro card is not a vise move at this moment, cause the prices are just gonna start falling rapidly, IMHO.

Originally posted by: reverend1313
180 is to low as those 9800s for 180 are not real 9800s they have a 128bit bus instead of 256 which castrates the performance.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: oldman420
thanks all
i found a 9800 pro w 256 meg ram for 220 that will work

get a 128mb for J&R for $149

 

[Delorian]

Originally posted by: reverend1313
180 is to low as those 9800s for 180 are not real 9800s they have a 128bit bus instead of 256 which castrates the performance.

Best bet if you are on a budget is wait till the end of sept for Either the Nvidia 6600GT or the ATI X700XT which will both be at thr 199$ price point. And will be a decent amount faster than any 9800pro you can get your hands on.

Nope, good ol' 256-bit 9800 pros are available from 149-249 or so now (a bit more for the 256mb versions). Ever since the new gen cards became more widely available, the 9800 pro and variants have dropped pretty well.

 

[reverend1313]

Whats J&R ? that a brick n mortar store? or is it online like Newegg

 

[jpthomas]

I just saw in hot deals that outpost is selling the BFG 6800gt for $349. Much better deal to get the GT.

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[oldman420]

Well I got the ATI. W like ATI hw and this baby rocks. I think its all the card I will ever need, as Iam stuck on dx8 games like cod, mohaa, and bf1942.
It's ironic that the 128 meg model was 20 bucks more.

 

[imported_Salvatore]

Originally posted by: Childs
Frys and Outpost has had the 6800OC on sale for $249. You just missed the sale, but they repeat sales every other week or so.

Really? So if I miss the BFG 6800GT $350 deal, I should be able to pick it up a week to two weeks after it goes OOS? That's GREAT to know.